Inner west fans of Merivale’s Totti’s we have good news: you no longer need to travel to Bondi or the CBD to eat its handmade pastas and cult puffy bread – the hospitality group has opened a version of its popular casual Italian eatery in the 3 Weeds pub.
The company bought the 130-year-old hotel in 2019 and until now had not done much work on it. But after a renovation, it’s reopened today with a Totti’s. The rest of the pub will follow shortly.
“For more than 70 or 80 years, the previous owners added on spaces to the corner pub – sheds, storage and that sort of thing. And Justin [Hemmes, Merivale CEO], Bettina [Hemmes, interior designer] and the architecture team have pulled that all back to create, essentially, one beautiful room. It’s stunning,” Mike Eggert, Totti’s executive chef, tells Broadsheet.
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Join NowThe news comes on the back of Merivale reopening its CBD Bar Totti’s last week with more space and a larger kitchen, meaning that pastas are available for the first time. It can also serve bigger dishes cooked on its new Josper grill, such as wood-roasted whole fish, large steaks and whole lobster specials.
The Rozelle Totti’s will have a very similar menu, but will also lean into its dessert options. You’ll be able to get ice-cream sundaes and lots of gelato. “We have a gelato bar so kids can come in and order a scoop or two to take-away,” says Eggert.
Totti’s Rozelle is now open at 3 Weeds, 197 Evans Street, Rozelle.
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